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After completing directing duties on the first block of episodes of series two of ''Doctor Who'', in early 2006 Hawes directed an Andrew Davies -scripted 90-minute television drama based around the '' Lady Chatterley's Lover '' obscenity trial of 1960 , '' The Chatterley Affair ''. This one-off drama for Digital Television channel BBC Four features ''Doctor Who'' star David Tennant as Richard Hoggart .

According to ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'' executive producer Russell T. Davies in '' Doctor Who Magazine '' issue 366 (dated March 1 2006 ), Hawes' direction of the Chatterley piece and his decision to back down from producing ''Torchwood'' were related. "James Hawes has been having such a good time... that he's decided directing is his greatest passion, and as a result, he's stepped down."

On April 22 2006 , he was awarded the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Drama Director for his work on the ''Doctor Who'' episode '' The Christmas Invasion ''.1

He should not be confused with the British Novelist of the same name.


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